Chapter 819 Sibling Reunion

Chapter 819 Sibling Reunion

"I didn't even know it was possible to do that!" Michael exclaimed, only to freeze for a second, "You are not lying to me, right?"

Selena stared at Michael dead-serious. "I'm not lying. It works, but only when certain conditions are given...conditions that are really difficult to fulfill under normal circumstances."

Michael had so many questions, but he didn't know where to start. Just as his lips parted to get started with the questions, a familiar man with silver hair appeared at the entrance to the library. Eren was here as well.

He stared at Selena for a while before his eyes drifted to Michael. His attention lingered on Michael for a second before he looked away.

'Is he avoiding me?' Michael wondered. He didn't understand why Eren would avoid him, but it felt like he did.

[Or he is busy and has no time to deal with you. Maybe he knows you will bother him and take up too much of his precious time.] Danny responded, igniting Michael's urge to hit his brother.

'I am not that demanding...or time-consuming...' He told his brother but found himself not believing a single word he said.

Danny chuckled, forcing Michael to shove his brother out of his mind.

"I thought you left already. Why are you still here? Maybe the Phantasm Spring is occupied now." Eren asked, his words feeling oddly familiar. To be precise, it was the way Eren spoke.

Michael frowned, but Selena didn't care too much.

"We will leave soon. As for the Phantasm Spring. Nobody has entered it. In the first place, it is not a location known to many. Among the few who know, even less have the means to make full use of it. They won't compete with me and will leave. Don't worry," She declared confidently, her tone as light as usual.

Michael was still not entirely sure what was going on. Going somewhere to give his brother the chance to create a perfect vessel sounded great. He had no idea what the Phantasm Spring was, but Michael wanted to go there if it would help him and his brother.

"So....this Phantasm Spring is going to help my brother's Living Soul to manifest a proper vessel, a perfect vessel, and it will aid my studies of the Curse Transformation Arts?" Michael asked, butting into the Curse User's conversation before it escalated.

Since Michael couldn't accelerate the anchoring of the bridge to a backwater galaxy – his lovely home – Michael figured that he might as well give his utmost to grow stronger. Training somewhere else, secluded from the rest of the Nest or the cosmos, didn't sound too bad. It didn't matter too much.

If anything, Michael hoped that the secluded training would help him acquire enough strength to subdue High Society alone, if that were necessary to remove the traitors who've been colluding with the Supreme Human Alliance.

"That's about it. The Phantasm Spring is not that simple, but your training will focus on the Curse Transformation Arts since your High Ascension showed that your body is ready to undergo a partial transformation. The resources in the Phantasm Spring will help your brother's Living Soul to be stimulated and nourished to the degree required to transform."

Selena didn't go deep into details, but that was not needed. Michael nodded slowly.

"How long would it take to finish my brother's vessel? I don't mean to rush, but I hope it won't take years to finish his vessel. My friends in the Tritan Alliance are waiting for me, and I do not wish to arrive home after the Supreme Human Alliance conquered the Tritan Alliance. Most of the people I hold dear would be killed because they are either Berserkers and Warlock Centaurs or are often seen around them."

Selena waved dismissively, "It shouldn't take much longer than one month. Maybe six weeks if your brother is a little slow."

"That's...much faster than expected..." Michael murmured, only for Eren to add something.

"You won't be able to use the bridge much earlier, either way," Eren didn't look long at Michael, but he saw something flash in the Curse User's eyes.

"I think that's more than feasible then. The timing couldn't be much better. We should g–...What the?! Is this the Curse User gathering place, or what?!" Michael blurted out, his eyes falling on another figure standing at the entrance to the library.

A young woman with long black hair, eerily dark eyes, and a graceful yet dominating presence that encompassed every inch of her body.

It was Hesta Fang, Michael's sister.

Hesta saw Selena and took a long stride toward her. However, she slowed down suddenly upon seeing Michael.

"Michael?!" She asked, her eyes narrowed to narrow slits.

[Your sister has a strong Curse, but you are indeed correct in your assumption. That wolf bastard is stronger, as unfortunate as it is.]

Michael and Danny understood that point. They had no idea how strong the Wolf Curse was, but the brothers could tell it was disgustingly strong, just like the World Serpent.

Either way, the conversation with Hesta ended with Michael's remark. The situation was even more uncomfortable and awkward, but Michael didn't care. His head flicked to the left, and his eyes drilled into a point further away, into a wall near the library entrance. It looked like he was staring at several bookshelves, but Michael frowned deeply and snorted before turning back to Selena.

"I don't want to wait any longer. Is it possible to leave now?"

The earlier they left, the sooner would Danny create his vessel. By the time his brother got his own body back, they could bash their family – verbally, at least. Micahel wasn't sure they could beat them up for real. In the future, definitely. Right now? They could always give it a try.

"Take this before you leave," Erena said, retrieving a spatial ring, which he slid over to Michael, "The spatial ring is filled with a bunch of resources. They'll be useful for the expansion of your territory. With the resources, you won't have to worry about your territory's expansion for the next few weeks."

Michael was about to reject the spatial ring, but Eren was adamant. Something about Eren was weird. His behavior worried Michael. Something was off, but he couldn't get the gist of it.

At last, he shrugged. Michael trusted Eren enough to depature for a few weeks. Even if Eren acted weird, there shouldn't be a big problem.

He had to depature either way. For Danny's sake, but also to get stronger.

"It would be better to give your people the spatial ring right now. You won't have much time to leave for the Origin Expanse once we're in the Phantasm Spring," Selena said, all while Hesta's eyes widened in surprise.

Michael affirmed and manifested the Runic Gate to return to his territory for a few minutes.

In the meantime, a myriad of thoughts flashed through Hesta's mind.

"You're going to the Phantasm Spring with Michael? Why? That place is reserved for Divine Lifeforms! Why would you allow Michael to go–..."

Selena glared at Hesta, silencing the young woman.

"First of all, stop questioning my actions. I do whatever I want," Selena responded with a brisk comment, surprising Hesta.

"Second, Michael's Curses are stronger than your Curse is, yet the result of his High Ascension revealed that his Curses are tied to him. Michael didn't lose control of his body even after he underwent a partial fusion with both Curses. You nearly died when your Curse attempted to swallow you. I guess you don't remember how pathetic you were when we brought you here."

"Either way, Michael's High Ascension is enough reason to bring him to the Phantasm Spring. He has enough active Seals and one Major Seal for each of his Curses as well. Lastly, your brother's Living Soul needs the Phantasm Spring to create a perfect vessel. Do you want to take your brother's only chance to rebuild his body without any blemishes?!"

Hesta wasn't given the luxury to respond.

"Let it be," A familiar voice appeared from behind. Hesta turned around, merely to see her mother, Evalynn Fang, emerge from several bookshelves.

She sighed heavily.

"Michael saw me."

"You don't say..." Hesta murmured, trying to accept what the Nest Leader had said. Still, she felt that Selena favored Michael too much.

Michael was given a droplet of Origin Sap, personal training from a Commander and the Nest Leader, and a chance to enter the Phantasm Spring, a place that could merely be entered once every few dozen years. Only a handful of people could enter at a time as well.

"That whiny kiddo grew up a lot," Hesta said, "He is even more annoying than he used to be."

However, instead of frowning deeply, Hesta smiled. Her spurt of jealousy dispersed, and her smile widened.

"That's good."